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Platinum Award for Impactful Facilitation! Each year, the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) identifies the best examples from around the world of facilitated projects that have made a measurable difference. We were delighted to hear that our work with the S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation is recognized as belonging in this group, and
One of the issues that comes up in almost every change initiative is that of Resistance. How will people respond to the planned changes? Will they be resistant? What can we do to address resistance to change? Thanks to my training in Gestalt approaches to change and development, I’ve come
RCA’s work is recognized by a leading research journal We were delighted when we heard that our work was described in The Foundation Review, a leading peer-reviewed journal that researches the philanthropic sector. The article “How to Encourage Sustainable Change” was written by Allison Dymnicki (American Institutes for Research) and
I thought you might be interested in this short video that looks at the origins of Kurt Lewin’s famous 3 stage model of change (Unfreezing – Changing – Refreezing). [vcex_spacing size=”30px”] I was intrigued to find out that Lewin did not actually summarize his thinking about change in such simplistic
This blog series looks at how you, as a manager transitioning into a new department or team, can use the opportunity of the transition to foster stronger teams. The first post served as an introduction to why having stronger teams will help you be more effective as a manager. We promote the
This blog series looks at how you, as a manager transitioning into a new department or team, can use the opportunity of the transition to foster stronger teams. The first post served as an introduction to why having stronger teams will help you be more effective as a manager. We promote the
This blog series looks at how you, as a manager transitioning into a new department or team, can use the opportunity of the transition to foster stronger teams. The first post served as an introduction to why having stronger teams will help you be more effective as a manager. We
Congratulations – you’re now managing the team! Perhaps you are a new manager, or maybe you’ve taken on a different managerial role, and you find yourself facing a group – only they are your group, your people, your team… and they expect you to be their leader. So if management
Virtual meetings are making it easier for people located in different places to interact with one another. By now, it is well known that virtual meetings might be either Synchronous (“Same Time” i.e. all the participants come together at the same time for a live meeting) or Asynchronous (“Not
Michael Randel, founder and Director of Randel Consulting Associates, has been identified as a “Top 100 Thought Leader in Trustworthy Business” following a global process run by Trust Across America – Trust Around the World This list of Thought Leaders recognizes leaders and organizations whose efforts are helping create trustworthy
I’ve been thinking about innovation, and how we can support and encourage fresh thinking in our organizations. Some of this comes from my interest in trying to better understand how organizations can renew themselves when their current business model is no longer supporting them in providing value to their stakeholders
My recent posts have explored the theme of how organizations develop and, inevitably, decline. Almost all organizations end up closing their doors – some do this in a planned and graceful manner, some do it through managed mergers and acquisitions, and some do it abruptly and without much notice. While